collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to strangle; to constrict
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
acceleration; speeding up
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
invitation; introduction; temptation
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
group; bunch; crowd; group
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
mental; spiritual; emotional
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion